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w. J. SMH'H. REEL. APPLICATION FILED DEC-4 1920.

1,384,572. Patented July 12, 1921,

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WILLIAM J. SMITH. OF CLEVELAND. OHIO, ASSIGI VOR TO THE AMERICAN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY.

A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

REEL.

Specification of; Letters Patent.

Application filed December 4, 1920. Serial No. 428,358.

To all whom it may r012 cewt:

Be it known that I, lVILLIAM J. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and resident of (levelamh in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain: new and useful Improvements in Reels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to reels, and more particularly to reels for feeding or delivering wire or similar material to stapling ma chines, binding machines, or the like. I

The ob ect of my invention is to provide a reel of this gencral class in which one flange .or end wall is removable to permit the loading and unloading of coils ot \vn'c Another object of my invention is to'pro- Vldef'tl novel and improved construction whereby a reel of the above class is providcd with a permanent hub for supporting the (oils of wire. and with a rcmova lc flange. or sale wall, which is frictionally hold on the wall with a scrcw thrcadcd nut and a removable collar. so that said llangc may lareadily removed over said nut al'tcr said nut has been loosened and said collar habeen removed therclrv facilitating the load mg and unloading of said rccl.

Another object is to provide i-crlain details and features of construction and combinations tending to incl-case the general ellicicncy and desirability of a rccl of this particular character. A

with these and other opjccts in viru 1 have illustrated my invention in thc accompanying drawings. in which- Figure 1 isa plan of a completed rccl cm bodyiug my invention .and showing awod of wire thereon.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation looking from the left of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is an inside elevation of thc detachable flange.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the holding collar.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the holding nut.

Fig. G is a perspective view of a coil of wire as used on my llll]')lOVQ(l reel. 1

As illustrated. my invention comprisesa supporting hub 2 having a bearing aperture 3 therein, so that it may bemounted-on an axle or spindle of a machine, and having an integral flange 4 of considerably greater diameter formed on its one end. The end of thehub 2 opposite flange 4 is reduced, forming abearing portion 5 and a shoulder 6, and a second renovable flange 7 having an aperture '7 therein is adapted to fit snugly around the bearing portion 5 and bear against the shoulder 6. -A dowel pin 8 is secured in the shoulder 6 and extends through a suitable aperture in the flange 7 to hold it against rotation.

The hub 2 is further reduced, forming a hearing 5 for a slotted or U-shaped holding collar l adapted to bear against the detachable flange 7. and the'remainder of the hub is slightly screw threaded, forming a portionll to re ceive the screw threaded nut ,12 which is adapted to bear against the collar 10 to lock itin' position against the flange 7.

The flanges 4 and 7 have radially disposed slots 13 formed therein which have their inner edges beveled as at' 14. and the hub 2 is provided with longitudinal slots 15 on a line with slots 13 and which also have their edges beveled as at 16 in line with the bevels 14 of slots 13. The slots 13 and 15 form passageways for binding wires used in tying or binding coils of wire before they are rel lange 4 is provided with a small aperture 1 adjacent its edge. through which the loose end of a coil of wire is adapted to be f r ed to temporarily hold it until the coil can be properly bound.

'lhc U shapcd collar 10 is of greater dianiclcr than the aperture 7 in flange 7, so as to hold the flange in position. and is providcd with a recess surrounded by a beveled shoulder 19 adapted to be engaged by a re duccd projecting portion 20 formed on the. rear face of nut 12 to prevent the collar from being displaced until the nut is loos: cued.

Nut- ]:2 has a serrated peripheral face or; surface and also provided with suitable depressions or apertures 21 to receive a suitable wrcuch or tool for operating 'In Fig. l. I have shown a coil of -wire A reduced in diameter and ou the reel. and in Fig. 7 I have shown a hub 2 and are secured b bindin wires C. i :2

My improved form of reel may-be used 'either for forming coils of wire or for dispensing such coils. if used for forming coils, a filler B is placed on the hub 2, flange 7 is placed in position on the bearin 5, and collar 10 is mounted betw en the flange 7 and nut 12, and nut 12 is tightened into pocollar 10 are placed in position, and nut 12 screwed into place to lock the collar against;

sition, The wire is then wrapped on the filler to form a coil of suitable dimensions. After suflicient wire is wrapped. the free end of the wire is inserted in the aperture 18 in flange al to hold it from unwrapping, and binder wires (.7 are then passed through the slots 13 and 15 and lapped over the coiled wire and secured to hold the coil. The nut 12 is then loosened slightly and collar 10 removed, allowing flange 7 and the coil wire'to be removed, and the-chub 2 is then realdy to receive another filler for a new 001 If used as a dispensing reel, 21 coilof wire suitably bound as shown in Fig. 6 is mounted on the hub 2. The flange 7 and holding said flange. he binding wires are then cut and the co l used.

If desired to changethe' wire on the reel before it is all used;

suitable binding wires C are passed through the slots 13 and 15 and lapped o'ver the coil and secured to hold the coil. The nut 12 is then loosened slightly and collar 10 removed, allowing flange 7 and the coil of wire to he removed,-and a newcoil substituted.

It will be readil Y seen that by providing the flange 7 with t e aperture 7* of greater diameter than the nut 12, and providing the U-shaped collar 10 to form a bearing surface between the nut 12 and flange 7, I have provided a quicker and more efficient manner of'mountiug the removable flange said collar in place, the aperture in said flange being of greater diameter than said nut, to thereby allow said flange to pass freely over the nut when said collar is disengagedftherefrom.

2. A reel for wire or the like, comprising a hub, said hub having provision for-mounting the reel for rotation, and flanges for said hub,"said flanges being spaced apart to hold a coil of wire therebetween, and at least one of said flanges having a centrally arranged aperturetherein by which the flange is removably fitted over a portion of said hub, means for holding said collar in place, said means comprising a U-shapcd collar removably mounted on said hub and adapted to engage said flange,'and. having a recess v ing the reel for rotation, and having a plurality of longitudinal slots on the periphery thereof, flan es on said hub havin slots registering with the slots in said hu said flanges being spaced apart to hold a coil of wire t-herebetween, and one of said flanges being fixed to said hub, the other of said flanges having a centrally arran ed aper ture therein /and being removahly fitted over a portion of said hub, a U-shaped col- I lar mounted on said hub, and a nut'on one end -of thehub, said nut being adapted to force said Icollar against and hold said flange in position on said hub, the aperture in said flange being of greater diameter than said nut to permit said flan e to pass freely over said nut when said U-s aped col lar is removed, said collar forming ahearing between said nut and said flange in holdof reels of this class, since it is only neeing the parts in assembled relation.

essary to unscrew the nut 12 sufliciently to clear the beveled shoulder 19 on the collar 10.

I claim 1. A reel for wire or the like, comprising a hub, said hub having provision for mounting the reel for rotation, and flanges for said hub, said flanges being spaced apait to hold a coil of wire therebetween and at leastone ot' said flanges having a centrally arranged aperture therein by which the flange is removably fitted over a portion of said hub, said means comprising a slotted collar rembvably mounted on said hub and adapted to engage said flange, and a nut threaded on said hub to engage and secure 4. A reel for wire or the like comprising a hub and a pair of flanges, one of said flanges being removable and having an aperture therein to fit said flange on a reduced portion of said hub, a U-shaped collar of greater diameter than the aperture in said removable flange fitted over-another reduced portion ot-saidhuh, and a nut threaded-on said hub to force said collar against said removable flange, the aperture in said flange being of a sizethat permits the flange to pass freely over said nut when said collar is removed.

A reel for wire or the like comprising a hub and a pair of flanges, one of said flanges being removable and having an apeitlue therein to fit said flange on said hu'b, from displacement} the aperture in said :1 U-shuped collar 0f greater diameter than flange being of a diameter that permits the the aperture in said removable flange, vsaid .fiange to pass freely over said nut when said 10 cellar having a recess formed in one face, collar isremoved. 1

and :1 nut thread-1i on said hub to force said In testimony whereof, I have hereunto eoilzu' against Siuu removable flange and ensigned my name. gaging in said recess to hold said 0011:11-

WILLIAM J. SMITH. 

